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  2. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use - Wikipedia

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    Chronic use of benzodiazepines seemed to cause significant immunological disorders in a study of selected outpatients attending a psychopharmacology department. [57] Diazepam and clonazepam have been found to have long-lasting, but not permanent, immunotoxic effects in fetuses of rats. However, single very high doses of diazepam have been found ...

  3. Benzodiazepine dependence - Wikipedia

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    Failure to treat benzodiazepine dependence in the elderly can cause serious medical complications. [14] The elderly have less cognitive reserve and are more sensitive to the short (e.g., in between dose withdrawal) and protracted withdrawal effects of benzodiazepines, as well as the side-effects both from short-term and long-term use.

  4. Benzodiazepine use disorder - Wikipedia

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    Long-term use of benzodiazepines can worsen pre-existing depression and anxiety and may potentially also cause dementia with impairments in recent and remote memory functions. [23] Use is widespread among amphetamine users, with those that use amphetamines and benzodiazepines having greater levels of mental health problems and social ...

  5. Anxiety drug Clonazepam recalled for mislabeling; could cause ...

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    “Children and adults who inadvertently consume a higher dose of clonazepam could be at increased risk for the adverse events of significant sedation, confusion, dizziness, diminished reflexes ...

  6. Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The consensus is to reduce dosage gradually over several weeks, e.g. 4 or more weeks for diazepam doses over 30 mg/day, [1] with the rate determined by the person's ability to tolerate symptoms. [120] The recommended reduction rates range from 50% of the initial dose every week or so, [121] to 10–25% of the daily dose every 2 weeks. [120]

  7. Benzodiazepine - Wikipedia

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    According to the Government of Victoria's (Australia) Department of Health, long-term use can cause "impaired thinking or memory loss, anxiety and depression, irritability, paranoia, aggression, etc." [9] A minority of people have paradoxical reactions after taking benzodiazepines such as worsened agitation or panic.

  8. Clonazepam - Wikipedia

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    Clonazepam, sold under the brand name Klonopin among others, is a benzodiazepine medication used to prevent and treat anxiety disorders, seizures, bipolar mania, agitation associated with psychosis, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and akathisia. [11] It is a long-acting [12] tranquilizer of the benzodiazepine class. [11]

  9. Stimulant psychosis - Wikipedia

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    Atypical and typical antipsychotics have been shown to be helpful in the early stages of treatment, especially olanzapine over haloperidol. [8] The benzodiazepines temazepam and triazolam at 30 mg and 0.5 mg (prescribed independently from olanzapine [ 39 ] [ 40 ] and haloperidol [ 41 ] [ 42 ] ), are highly effective if aggression, agitation, or ...